Stay in Geoffrey Bawa’s Hotels
Geoffrey Bawa is Sri Lanka's most prolific and influential architect. His work has had a tremendous impact throughout Asia and is unanimously acclaimed by connoisseurs of architecture worldwide.
You can choose to stay in one or more of his unique hotels or enjoy a special tailor-made itinerary: A Tour Around the Work of Geoffrey Bawa.
Bawa’s Hotels
Lunuganga, Bentota (inland)
A rare opportunity to stay on the country estate of Geoffrey Bawa. Created in 1947, Lunuganga launched Bawa’s career and became his lifetime architectural experiment. It is now open to the public to stay in one of the bedrooms or just visit the gardens. Lunuganga should be seen as a living art gallery and study in design rather than having the facilities of a hotel.
7 nights from £1430 per person including flights, private transfers and breakfast
Lunuganga
Club Villa, Bentota
Just metres from the beach, the unpretentious Club Villa was redesigned by Bawa in 1980. This 19th century Dutch colonial villa blends traditional design with post-modern touches. Dutch colonial furniture and flashes of rich jewel colours decorate the simple, yet spacious rooms. Club Villa encourages its guests to relax and treat it like home.
7 nights from £1470 per person including flights, private transfers and breakfast
Club Villa
Paradise Road - The Villa Bentota, Bentota
Just yards from stunning South Bentota Beach and next door to Club Villa, the Villa Bentota is a restored 1880s Dutch ancestral home, converted by Bawa into Sri Lanka’s first boutique hotel and retaining many of his signature designs. Elegant courtyards join airy living spaces and individually designed bedrooms and suites.
7 nights from £1470 per person including flights, private transfers and breakfast
Paradise Road - The Villa Bentota
Heritance Ahungalla, Ahungalla
At the entrance of this hotel, your eyes are drawn across tranquil water pools and gracious columns to the Indian Ocean. This luxury resort hotel was designed by Geoffrey Bawa and its most stunning feature is the aquamarine infinity pool which appears to drop right into the ocean.
7 nights from £1670 per person including flights, private transfers and breakfast
Heritance Ahungalla
Jetwing Lighthouse, Galle
This hotel is an architectural triumph of Geoffrey Bawa with its minimalist and elegant designs which are dramatic and entirely captivating. A magnificent spiral staircase rises around the rotunda of the building in brass and copper, recalling ancient local history. For unique décor and extra space upgrade to one of three themed Suites, revealing Bawa’s take on Arabic, Chinese or Dutch style.
7 nights from £1455 per person including flights, private transfers and breakfast
Jetwing Lighthouse
Heritance Kandalama, near Dambulla (Cultural Triangle)
A masterpiece of modern resort luxury, this award-winning eco resort blends seamlessly into the natural environment. The hotel is built between two rocks and appears to be a natural extension of the mountainside. Vegetation grows along the walls, bats swoop in and out of open corridors and monkeys play on the branches outside your balcony. This hotel is perfectly located for exploring the Cultural Triangle and includes a wonderful spa and plenty of activities.
7 nights from £1650 per person including flights, private transfers and breakfast
Heritance Kandalama